UNUSED ZOMEX: A real “life” Mummy of Guanajuato

Something I truly regretted cutting from the book — this time for rights clearance issues and reproduction quality — was a short feature on real life ring workers who played various zombies, mummies and even El Monje Loco himself.

The early 2000s saw a spat of AAA luchadores in rubber Halloween masks, from devils to clowns to serial killers, but the practice was actually nothing new. Plenty of rubber-masked mummies, Frankensteins , vampires and yes, this “Momia de Guanajuato” scared opponents in the ring, and kids ringside, going back to the 60s.

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Jon-Paul Luis LeBlanc

Hey Howdy FPU.. We had Benny Rameriz as the Mummy back in the day in Tennesee wrasslin and he did a run down in GulfCoast.. I always wanted to reprise the role and just walk in slow motion trying to grab people while the whole show was going on..to no avail..LOL! I could only pull it off in one or two promotions in Louisiana and maybe a shot or two in Missisippi for any of the older guys to actually “Get It”.. Keep up the great work mahn.. I just love this site..!!

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Thanks Paul. There’s a few promotions around the country, and in Japan too, that had mummy-themed wrestlers. Ramirez’s version appeared on all sorts of mag covers in the 60s and 70s with headlines like “This is not a spaceman!”